Varying cultivation strategies in eastern Tianshan corresponded to growing pastoral lifeways between 1300 BCE and 300 CE

Varying cultivation strategies in eastern Tianshan corresponded to growing pastoral lifeways between 1300 BCE and 300 CE

This study combines plant stable isotope and archaeobotanical analyses to explore how ancient pastoral communities in varying landscapes of eastern Tianshan managed their barley fields. The question is less archaeologically investigated, as recent discussions have focused on pastoral and nomadic act...

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Main Authors: Duo Tian, Yufeng Sun, Melissa M. Ritchey, Tongyuan Xi, Meng Ren, Jian Ma, Jianxin Wang, Zhijun Zhao, Xue Ling, Xinyi Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
isotope
barley
eastern Tianshan
irrigation
manuring
archaeobotany
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.966366/full

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